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May is Electrical Safety Month. Lucky for you, Thompson specializes in Electrical Safety. During this time, we want to inform you on three things that you can do to stay safe.

First, in order to keep your facility safe, it is important to have routine Thermal Imaging inspections completed. You should have this done by certified Thermographers that know and have experience on what they are doing. Once the Thermographers have looked at your equipment, you should then take a look at the digital and thermal images so you can see where the weak areas of your systems are. It is important to get those looked at and fixed so you can avoid any problems that could occur. Optimizing your equipment will make them more productive and more efficient.

Second, staying up-to-date with NFPA 70E and OSHA standards is also an important part of Electrical Safety. Falling below the line of the requirements can make your facility at risk for an accident. Training your employees on the standards will be important for their own safety as well. Your company can’t be very productive if you don’t have any knowledgeable employees around. By staying compliant with the requirements and standards of OSHA, you will keep your facility safe which in the long run will keep your employee’s safe while on the job.

Third, is getting an Arc Flash Risk Assessment completed. This form of Electrical safety is an important one as there can be many dangers that could occur from the result of an Arc Flash. Some of these include shrapnel wounds, high degree burns, blindness, and even death. You will need to have your equipment labeled in compliance with the OSHA and NFPA standards, this will make you aware of the protections that you need when servicing the pieces of equipment that are at risk. Having a risk assessment completed will inform you on what to do.

Don’t miss out on these opportunities to make your facilities better. Go to Thompson for all of your Electrical Safety needs. We have certified Thermographers, Trainers, and experts in Arc Flash to help you with any Electrical Safety needs. Contact us today. Our information is:

You can! Discover problems within your electrical systems before they occur with the technology of infrared thermal imaging. While there is not a single electrical preventative maintenance program or field of study that can catch all problems, the most reliable and cost-effective inspection to have conducted is Thermal Imaging. It is a non-contact, non-destructive technology proven effective in the early detection of imminent failure in electrical and mechanical systems.

There are many benefits of Thermal imaging. For one, Thermal Imaging improves the safety standards of your workspace and can detect a potential problem early so no employees get hurt in a possible accident. An overloaded circuit is one of the most common types of defects that leads to fires and can be detected with infrared scanning. Stopping this sooner than later is highly important. Two, it can help to reduce downtime from failed equipment and decrease the time you spend on replacing those systems because you can plan for it. If Thermal Imaging can detect the problem early, you can adjust what you need to so it won’t become completely useless and need a replacement. Detecting problems early can also allow you to save money because paying for the services of thermal imaging is a lot cheaper than having to replace an entire electrical panel or circuit breaker system. Three, the process of thermal imaging is quick and easy, there is no need for lengthy preparations or pre-inspection work. A typical thermal imaging scan involves: walking in, scanning the different systems, looking for “hot spots”, and collecting data. It’s that easy.

A couple other things to consider would be our extensive work that goes above and beyond what our competitors do along with how dependable and reliable we are to you the customer. We at Thompson have certified Thermographers that go beyond their normal walkthroughs and actually take the time to scan each system to collect the valuable data in order to keep your facility safe. This helps to avoid any possible equipment failure or unnecessary downtime.